Wetin dey happen for gospel music world? Na serious matter wey don land for Donnie McClurkin, the Grammy-winning pastor and singer, as e dey face lawsuit wey fit shake im whole career!
Di lawsuit, wey Giuseppe Corletto don file, talk sey McClurkin abuse am for several years from 2003. Corletto wey just dey 21 that time, run come seek guidance from McClurkin after e read im book wey gree say God help am commot from homosexuality wahala.
As Corletto reach McClurkin church for Long Island, na so di wahala begin. Di lawsuit claim sey wetin start like mentorship soon turn into grooming as dem don dey do plenty ‘pray the gay away’ sessions. E go surprise you to hear sey na during these sessions, McClurkin begin dey molest Corletto!
Di abuse last for years while Corletto dey work as McClurkin assistant, dey travel together everywhere. Abeg, person wey dey mentor you sef dey turn abuser? Dis one dey serious! Corletto talk sey each time he try to quit, McClurkin dey use Bible jem jam am back, dey talk say im purpose dey tied to am.
Fast forward to 2013, after one wicked incident for Niagara Falls hotel, McClurkin go send Corletto one email wey he talk sey “I dey feel like the actual epitome of a desperate dirty ‘old man’.” Chai! E no get better wahala than dis!
McClurkin deny all di allegations, talk say dem no fit blame am for wetin happen. Him lawyer, Greg Lisi, even talk say “At no time did Pastor McClurkin engage in any form of sexual abuse.” But Corletto dey say him story na real and dem heavy emotional stress wey he don carry since then, na wetin make am finally decide to speak out.
Corletto now dey find justice, and him lawyer, Thomas Giuffra, talk say this lawsuit fit help him get closure and money wey fit help am recover from di pain. McClurkin wey don win three Grammy, now dey face serious backlash as dis case dey trend everywhere for social media!
The whole church community dey watch as e dey unfold, because di question wey dey emerge be sey: how dem go fit handle cases of abuse for spiritual issues? Di implications dey heavy, and e go take more than prayer to settle dis matter!
As e be now, di lawsuit dey go ahead, and we go dey keep our eyes on wetin go happen. Na so we dey follow dis gbege, my people. We no go comot for dis gist anytime soon!
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